Competitions · Philippines
Negros Speedcubing Open III 2018
Bacolod City, Negros Occidental · 15 July 2018 · 6 events · 26 competitors · 27 personal bests
Jay Benedict Alfaras won two of the six events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Jay Benedict Alfaras by 0.88 seconds. 26 competitors produced 27 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
John Gratian Magbanua took a 3×3 single of 14.74 down to 9.34, 37 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Jay Benedict Alfaras | 5.87 | 8.75 |
| 4×4 | Jay Benedict Alfaras | 33.04 | 33.98 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | John Gabriel Uy | 6:44.37 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | John Edison Ubaldo (ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ︀ᜈ᜔ ᜁᜇᜒᜐᜓ︀ᜈ᜔ ᜂᜊᜎ᜔ᜇᜓ︀) | 31 moves | 35.00 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Ace Djun T. Aguirre Jr. | 15.09 | 16.33 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | John Edison Ubaldo (ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ︀ᜈ᜔ ᜁᜇᜒᜐᜓ︀ᜈ᜔ ᜂᜊᜎ᜔ᜇᜓ︀) | — | — |
The PB harvest
27 set · 9 still standing- Marcus Arellano — 3×3 single 8.20: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
- Cholo John Chua — 3×3 single 10.23: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
- Eunice S. dela Cruz — 3×3 single 12.43: into the top 15.4% of the event's history.
- Cholo John Chua — 4×4 single 44.65: into the top 17.9% of the event's history.
- Jimboy Cantila — 3×3 single 14.35: into the top 22.2% of the event's history.
- Vincent Joseph Racho — 4×4 single 48.46: into the top 22.7% of the event's history.
- Jay Benedict Alfaras — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 39 moves: into the top 44.7% of the event's history.
- Karlo P. Garcia — 3×3 single 29.52: into the top 61.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
Two people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
26 competitors · 134 results · 6 events.
Solve this final yourself
how this works →The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Jay Benedict Alfaras won it with a 8.75 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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L F2 U2 R' D F' L2 D2 L D' R2 F R2 F' D2 R2 B2 U2 L2 - 2
B2 D R2 U' L2 F2 U R2 U B2 U2 B R2 D' L B2 U2 B U F L - 3
U R2 B' R' D2 L' B' U R D' B U D L2 B2 D2 B2 U B2 L2 - 4
D2 L U' B D2 L U R U2 R2 F2 L2 F' R2 B' D2 L2 F' U2 - 5
D' U' L2 U' L2 R2 B2 D2 U2 L' D' L' B L' D' U' R2 U' B R'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
26 competitors- Ace Djun T. Aguirre Jr.
- Cholo John Chua
- Cristoffer Gerard Espina
- Eunice S. dela Cruz
- Frances Jewel Alfaras
- James Andrew D. Samera
- Jay Benedict Alfaras
- Jimboy Cantila
- John Edison Ubaldo (ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ︀ᜈ᜔ ᜁᜇᜒᜐᜓ︀ᜈ᜔ ᜂᜊᜎ᜔ᜇᜓ︀)
- John Gabriel Uy
- John Gratian Magbanua
- Josh Ezra Parpa
- Karlo P. Garcia
- Lana Jorich B. Samson
- Lance Daniel Lim
- Marcus Arellano
- Mars Daniel Kudemus
- Michael Mirasol
- Miguel Gonzaga
- Mikel Reyes
- Raphael Danil Lim
- Ritz Kennedy D. Lucero
- Sean Emmanuel Quipte
- Stephen Mathew Buencuchillo
- Vincent Joseph Racho
- Xander Louis Gasparillo
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.